Towards a new generation of gas

Towards a new generation of gas-fired water heating systems
José Rodrigues
EDAM MIT Portugal PhD student
COMPONENTS
CO-GENERATION
FUEL FLEXIBILITY
EFFICIENCY
CO2&NOx
WHY?
NOISE
SIZE
CO-GENERATION
FUEL FLEXIBILITY
EFFICIENCY
CO2&NOx
WHY?
NOISE
SIZE
Technological
Challenges
CURRENT TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND NEW MATERIALS:
Source: Fraunhofer ISE
Source: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Meinert, Fraunhofer IFAM
Source: Oxford nanoSystems
Source: K. Yoshida, Matsushita Electric Works
Source: X. Luo, University of Shanghai
Source: V. Svetovoy, Univ. of Twente
Source: University of Bristol
DESIGN
INSPIRED BY
NATURE
Photo: Cyanotype impressions by Anna Atkins
SMARTIFICATION?
To sum up
Readiness
INCREMENTAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGIES
NEW MATERIALS FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS
Nano particle coatings
Cellular Materials
BREAKTHROUGH HEAT SOUCES & COMBUSTION TECH.
Catalitytic Combustion
Combustion of hydrocarbons on nanobuble
ULTRASOUND ENHANCED MIXING AND FLAME FRONT CONTROL
DESIGN INSPIRED BY NATURE & ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
“SMARTIFICATION”
Exp.
Potential
Towards a new generation of gas-fired water heating systems
José Rodrigues
EDAM MIT Portugal PhD student